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Jonathan Ames is a favorite around here, so when a show based on a short story, Bored to Death, he wrote for McSweeney's became an HBO show we were intrigued. That it also starred Zack Galifianakis (who performed for our 3rd Hampden anniversary show over at Fraziers) who's comic art on the show is by Dean Haspiel, we were further intrigued.

What we weren't prepared for was Ted Danson. It's the best thing he's ever done!

We have some Bored to Death shirts if you want one, just come by the store and pick one up.

We also have movie passes for It's Kind of a Funny Story, also based on a book, by Nick Vizzini, and also has that Zack Galifianakis involved. The movie passes are good for two, Wednesday September 29th, 7:30pm at the Charles Theater.

So when they picked America’s 10 Greatest Comic and Graphic Novel Stores we were stunned to see that we were at the top of the list! And honestly, it's the best write up we've possibly ever had. It's a little weird being on the same list as Forbidden Planet in NY, which was my shop of choice as a kid, but...IN YOUR FACE, FORBIDDEN PLANET!

Stores are something aren't they? These brick and mortar spaces filled with dreams and ideas bring back great memories for me. What would we do without bookstores, record stores and comic shops?

spx2010, originally uploaded by sugarfreak. Soon the site will be flooded with a slew of new comics that we picked up this past weekend at SPX. A ton of new books and graphic novels are coming out in the next few weeks as well, which were showcased at SPX.

Some highlights from Hampdenfest 2010. Click on the photos for photo credits. If you took some photos of Hampdenfest you'd like to share please add them to the flickr group! More info and photos to come.

A couple of years ago, we were in the planning stages of a reality tv show based on our store. The show never materialized but we still have these great illustrations by local comic artist Daniel Krall. The plan was to fill the shelves with real books later. Anyway, seems like a shame not to share these.